Conversations with Erin: Scientists with beards

A conversation which occured during a lull in our Tuesday night Bible study, while the 'adults' were talking about something else.

Erin: "I bet Newton had beard. A great big beardy-beard."

Me: "Newon didn't have a beard."

Erin: "He didn't have a beardy-beard? I thought he did."

Me: "Nope, I'm pretty sure he was clean-shaven. None of his portraits have beards."

Erin: "I must be thinking of Copernicus."

Me: "Yes! Copernicus DEFINITELY had a considerable beard."

Erin: "That's because he was a mystic."

Me: "Of course. Being a mystic makes your beard grow beardy. Most of the older scientists probably had beardy-beards."

Erin: "That's probably why Jack doesn't grow a beard." (For non-Gutenberg students: Jack is one of our beloved tutors with no beard and not a single mystical sensibility to speak of).

Ashli: "I would imagine not."

Erin: "I wonder how Ron feels about this?" (Ron, like Jack, is not a mystic, but unlike Jack sports an impressive beard).

Ashli: *shrug*

Erin: "...Now Kepler, he had the biggest beardy-beard of all!"

Yours, etc.